Holding up the single Calla Lily, I get ready to drop it into the water, but stop when I hear some noise behind me. It sounds like feet dragging in the dirt.

I drop my hand down to my side and turn behind me to see Kylie walking, holding a Calla Lily in her tiny hand. She’s dressed in a little aqua colored dress. It makes me smile because it was Olivia’s favorite color.

My chest fills with warmth that I can’t describe when she walks over and stands next to me, reaching for my hand with her free one.

Then one by one, more bodies join us, each one holding a single Calla Lily. First Blaine, followed by Jax, Madison, Mark, and then finally . . . Avalon.

With her eyes on me, and filled with love and understanding, she smiles and takes a spot between Kylie and Blaine.

Seeing them all here makes my chest ache with so much emotion, as I look down the line to see them all looking down into the water.

There’s no need for words right now. Nothing said out loud could make this moment any more special than it already is.

It’s perfect . . .

Swallowing back my emotions, I toss the Calla Lily I was holding into the water.

Then, I watch as each one drops theirs in, one by one down the line.

This is my life. This is my family. This is where I belong and where I plan to stay. I will do whatever it takes to keep it this way . . .

THE END

VICTORIA ASHLEY GREW UP IN Rockford, IL and has had a passion for reading for as long as she can remember. After finding a reading app where it allowed readers to upload their own stories, she gave it a shot and writing became her passion.

She lives for a good romance book with tattooed bad boys that are just highly misunderstood and is not afraid to be caught crying during a good read. When she's not reading or writing about bad boys, you can find her watching her favorite shows.

She is the author of Wake Up Call, This Regret, Slade, Hemy, Cale, Get Off On The Pain, Thrust and is currently working on more works for 2015.

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Wake Up Call

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This Regret

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Thrust

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WALK OF SHAME

Slade ( #1)

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Hemy ( #2)

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Cale (#3)

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PAIN

Get Off on the Pain (#1)

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Something for the Pain (#2)

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SAVAGE AND INK

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